My husband does not like to do the time consuming tasks of coupon-clipping, comparison-shopping, etc. that are the building blocks of frugal grocery shopping habits. He wants to go to one store, find everything he’s looking for and get the heck out of there!

Which is, of course, why DH leaves the grocery shopping to me. He has been quite impressed with the coupon and rebate tricks I can use to limit our grocery and drugstore expenses. And yet, I am mere apprentice in comparison to other frugal bloggers who are far more advanced in their shopping techniques.

Frugal in Virginia is one of those expert shoppers. She has a guest post from her husband called I married a couponholic.

A snippet:

Shopping with a Money Saver

It’s not for the faint of heart. Remember, for a Frugal this is the hour they’ve long awaited. The plans are laid far in advance. The grocery store is the battlefield, and my wife becomes the general and infantry. She travels from aisle to aisle with her shopping cart shaped assault vehicle. She’s clearly on a mission. And grocery missions, as you know, often take longer then the haphazard shopping a typical husband relies upon. For the husband of a frugal wife, patience is a virtue.

Then comes checkout. One not used to the process should expect embarrassment. I mean, the sheer volume of coupons is enough to make an amateur blush. But here’s a typical scenario: I look down to check my cell phone and look up to see the clerk dipping into the till to give my wife money. He’s giving her money for purchasing groceries! Holy smokes, what just happened? Was that a transaction or a holdup? Nervously, I rush our family out of the store.